NHA Pharmacy Tech Practice Test
Questions with correct answers
Which of the following is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be sold to a patient in a
calendar month? - correct answer -9g
Which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to place a label stating "Caution: Federal
law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" on medication stock bottles? - correct answer -Durham
Humphrey Amendment
Methadone and Suboxone schedule II drugs used to treat... - correct answer -Addiction
Which of the following information is mandatory SPECIFICALLY for controlled substance prescriptions
such as hydrocodone? - correct answer -Prescribers DEA number
Which of the following USP chapters discusses STERILE compounding? - correct answer -<USP 797>
Ambien (zolpidem) is a medication used to treat: - correct answer -Insomnia
Which of the following is the minimum amount of time prescriptions for controlled substance should be
retained on file? - correct answer -2 Years
A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product information (PPI) when filling a
prescription for which of the
following types of medication? - correct answer -Contraceptives (Birth Control)
Which of the following organizations enforces guidelines concerning medication quality standards? -
correct answer -Food and Drug Administration
,Which of the following terms should a pharmacy technician recognize as the practice of identifying a
potential service or group of services that can optimize therapeutic outcomes for a patient? - correct
answer -Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She is starting with a non-sterile
product. Which of the following categories of compounded sterile preparations does this compound fall
under? - correct answer -High Risk
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following insurance coverage plans allows a
patient to see a specialist without a referral? - correct answer -PPO
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is another name for vitamin B12? -
correct answer -Cyanocobalamin
Which of the following medications CAN a pharmacy technician stock in an automated dispensing
machine? - correct answer -Metformin (Glucophage)
Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy tech identify as the final step in the filling of a
prescription? - correct answer -Asking the pharmacist to perform a verification check
Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin? - correct answer -Vitamin K
A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription that states "Dispense as Written". Which of the
following DAW codes should the tech enter into the computer system? - correct answer -DAW 1
Which of the following information should a pharm tech be aware of regarding prednisone (deltasone)
and prednisolone (Orapred)? - correct answer -Tall-man lettering is incorporated on their labels due to
look alike/sound alike
A pharmacy tech should identify that HIPAA privacy regulations apply to which of the following? -
correct answer -Patient Counseling
, A pharmacy tech should assign which expiration date to magic mouthwash (a preparation mixed with
water)? - correct answer -14 Days
Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharm tech bill for a 70-year-old patient's blood
glucose test strips? - correct answer -Medicare part B
Which of the following does the FDA require to be published in a medication's monograph? - correct
answer -Contraindications
A pharmacy tech should recognize that how much sodium chloride is found in a 1 L bag of 0.9% sodium
chloride? - correct answer -9 g
Which of the following health care professionals can prescribe a medication for a child's tooth ache? -
correct answer -DDS
According to federal law, which of the following is scheduled as a Class II medication? - correct answer -
Cocaine
Based on the prescription below, a pharm tech should identify that which of the following information
might cause a medication administration error?
Glimepiride (Amaryl) 2.0 mg one tablet orally once daily #90 - correct answer -The strength of 2.0 mg
should be written as 2 mg
Which of the following conditions is a contraindication of taking Lipitor (atorvastatin)? - correct answer -
Pregnancy
A patient's medication administration record indicates he is receiving ampicillin (Unasyn) piggyback qid.
The pharm tech should recognize that this medication is delivered via which of the following routes of
administration? - correct answer -Intravenous Injection
Which of the following is the primary purpose of MedWatch? - correct answer -To allow the voluntary
report of adverse medication events
Questions with correct answers
Which of the following is the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine that can be sold to a patient in a
calendar month? - correct answer -9g
Which of the following laws requires medication manufacturers to place a label stating "Caution: Federal
law prohibits dispensing without a prescription" on medication stock bottles? - correct answer -Durham
Humphrey Amendment
Methadone and Suboxone schedule II drugs used to treat... - correct answer -Addiction
Which of the following information is mandatory SPECIFICALLY for controlled substance prescriptions
such as hydrocodone? - correct answer -Prescribers DEA number
Which of the following USP chapters discusses STERILE compounding? - correct answer -<USP 797>
Ambien (zolpidem) is a medication used to treat: - correct answer -Insomnia
Which of the following is the minimum amount of time prescriptions for controlled substance should be
retained on file? - correct answer -2 Years
A pharmacy technician is required to include patient product information (PPI) when filling a
prescription for which of the
following types of medication? - correct answer -Contraceptives (Birth Control)
Which of the following organizations enforces guidelines concerning medication quality standards? -
correct answer -Food and Drug Administration
,Which of the following terms should a pharmacy technician recognize as the practice of identifying a
potential service or group of services that can optimize therapeutic outcomes for a patient? - correct
answer -Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
A pharmacy technician is preparing to make a sterile compound. She is starting with a non-sterile
product. Which of the following categories of compounded sterile preparations does this compound fall
under? - correct answer -High Risk
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following insurance coverage plans allows a
patient to see a specialist without a referral? - correct answer -PPO
A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following is another name for vitamin B12? -
correct answer -Cyanocobalamin
Which of the following medications CAN a pharmacy technician stock in an automated dispensing
machine? - correct answer -Metformin (Glucophage)
Which of the following tasks should a pharmacy tech identify as the final step in the filling of a
prescription? - correct answer -Asking the pharmacist to perform a verification check
Which of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin? - correct answer -Vitamin K
A pharmacy technician is entering a prescription that states "Dispense as Written". Which of the
following DAW codes should the tech enter into the computer system? - correct answer -DAW 1
Which of the following information should a pharm tech be aware of regarding prednisone (deltasone)
and prednisolone (Orapred)? - correct answer -Tall-man lettering is incorporated on their labels due to
look alike/sound alike
A pharmacy tech should identify that HIPAA privacy regulations apply to which of the following? -
correct answer -Patient Counseling
, A pharmacy tech should assign which expiration date to magic mouthwash (a preparation mixed with
water)? - correct answer -14 Days
Which of the following parts of Medicare should a pharm tech bill for a 70-year-old patient's blood
glucose test strips? - correct answer -Medicare part B
Which of the following does the FDA require to be published in a medication's monograph? - correct
answer -Contraindications
A pharmacy tech should recognize that how much sodium chloride is found in a 1 L bag of 0.9% sodium
chloride? - correct answer -9 g
Which of the following health care professionals can prescribe a medication for a child's tooth ache? -
correct answer -DDS
According to federal law, which of the following is scheduled as a Class II medication? - correct answer -
Cocaine
Based on the prescription below, a pharm tech should identify that which of the following information
might cause a medication administration error?
Glimepiride (Amaryl) 2.0 mg one tablet orally once daily #90 - correct answer -The strength of 2.0 mg
should be written as 2 mg
Which of the following conditions is a contraindication of taking Lipitor (atorvastatin)? - correct answer -
Pregnancy
A patient's medication administration record indicates he is receiving ampicillin (Unasyn) piggyback qid.
The pharm tech should recognize that this medication is delivered via which of the following routes of
administration? - correct answer -Intravenous Injection
Which of the following is the primary purpose of MedWatch? - correct answer -To allow the voluntary
report of adverse medication events
